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On the recordFebruary 10, 1994
Why did the gentleman not add it, then, instead of substituting it, because many of us think ``in the public interest'' is a different standard and one could have a political conflict, a personal conflict, a financial conflict, but not find it in the public interest. There are two different standards.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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The speaker is discussing the implications of differing standards in a legislative context.

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